Where does “di” come from?

di (Galician) comes from Galician dicir, from Old Portuguese dizer, from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic deikō, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

di (Galician): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “di”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciandicirto say, speak; first-person singular personal...
2Old Portuguesedizerto say, to tell; to speak; to communicate
3Latindīcere—
4Proto-Italicdeikōshow, indicate; refer to; say, tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic deikō →Every word from Latin dīcere →